Mo

Mo is a 2022 comedy drama series created by Mo Amer and Ramy Youssef and produced by A24. The character of Mo was previously seen in the Hulu original series, Rami.

Mo Najjar straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and a ton of foolishness as a Palestinian refugee constantly living one step away from asylum on the path to U.S. citizenship.

The cast includes Mo Amer, Teresa Ruiz, Farah Bsieso, Omar Elba, and Tobe Nwigwe.

Mo is set to debut on Netflix August 24th, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailer below.

The Happytime Murders

Director Brian Henson

Genre Action | Comedy | Crime

Cast Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks, Joel McHale, Maya Rudolph

Rating R

Release Date August 24th, 2018

“When the puppet cast of an ‘80s children’s TV show begins to get murdered one by one, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet takes on the case.”

From director Brian Henson (The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island), The Happytime Murders is a kids movie gone bad showing what really happens with The Muppets behind closed doors. The trailer looks absolutely nutty but i'd be lying if I didn't say I was intrigued. The cast includes Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks, Joel McHale, and Maya Rudolph. Check out the official UNRATED trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Happytime Murders:

• The film is directed by Brian Henson, the son of Jim Henson, the creator of The Muppets.
• This is the first theatrical film by director Brian Henson in 22 years, since Muppet Treasure Island (1996).

A.X.L

Director Oliver Daly

Genre Sci-Fi | Action

Cast Alex Neustaedter, Becky G, Thomas Jane, Dominic Rains

Rating PG

Release Date August 24th, 2018

“A.X.L. is a top-secret, robotic dog who develops a special friendship with Miles and will go to any length to protect his new companion.”

Written and directed by Oliver Daly, A.X.L is a sci-fi action film about a young man who develops a special relationship after stumbling across a top secret robotic dog, and he finds himself fighting to keep his new friend from his former owners. To me this looks like Transformers meets Monster Truck, and both have their fair of criticisms, and combine that with a novice director and a unseasoned cast, I'll be interested to see how this one does. Plus the dirt bike riding aspect looks cool. The cast includes Alex Neustaedter, Becky G, Thomas Jane, and Dominic Rains. Check out the official trailer below!!

Arizona

Director Jonathan Watson 

Genre Comedy | Thriller

Cast Danny McBride, Elizabeth Gillies, Kaitlin Olson, Rosemarie DeWitt

Rating Unrated

Release Date August 24th, 2018 (Limited & On-Demand)

“Set in the midst of the 2009 housing crisis, this darkly comedic story follows Cassie Fowler, a single mom and struggling realtor whose life goes off the rails when she witnesses a murder.”

Directed by Jonathan Watson, Arizona is a dark comedy/thriller taking place during the 2009 housing crisis, about a struggling realtor who finds herself in some hot water after she witnesses a murder. From the producers of Eastbound & Down, this looks like a delightful dark comedy with McBride reprising his trademark "Kenny Powers" and I am looking forward to checking it out. The cast includes Danny McBride, Elizabeth Gillies, Kaitlin Olson, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Luke Wilson. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Arizona:

• Jonathan Watson's directorial debut. He has previously worked as the second unit director or assistant director on shows and movies like Vice Principals (2016), The Disaster Artist(2017), 21 Jump Street (2012) and The Green Mile (1999).

Support the Girls

Director Andrew Bujalski

Genre Comedy

Cast Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, Dylan Gelula, AJ Michalka

Rating R

Release Date August 24th, 2018

“The general manager at a highway-side ‘’sports bar with curves” has her incurable optimism and faith, in her girls, her customers, and herself, tested over the course of a long, strange day.”

Written and directed by Andrew Bujalski, Support the Girls is a comedy about a general manager at a highway-side sports bar featuring beautiful girls who has her incurable optimism and faith in her girls and her customers tested over the course of a long and strange day. The cast includes Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, Dylan Gelula, and AJ Michalka. Check out the official trailer below!!

Replicas

Director Jeffrey Nachmanoff

Genre Crime | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Cast Keanu Reeves, Alice Eve, Thomas Middleditch, Emily Alyn Lind

Rating PG-13

Release Date August 24th, 2018

“A scientist becomes obsessed with bringing back his family members who died in a traffic accident.”

From director Jeffrey Nachmanoff (Traitor), Replicas is a sci-fi thriller about a scientist who becomes obsessed with bringing his family back after they are tragically lost in a car accident. The cast includes Keanu Reeves, Alice Eve, Thomas Middleditch, and Emily Alyn Lind. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Replicas:

• The story and screenplay for REPLICAS was developed at Keanu Reeves and Stephen Hamel's production company Company Films. Hamel writes the majority of all the stories produced there.

Papillon

Director Michael Noer

Genre Drama

Cast Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Tommy Flanagan, Eve Hewson

Rating R

Release Date August 24th, 2018 (Limited)

“A prisoner detained on a remote island plots his escape. A remake of the 1973 film ‘Papillon’.”

From Denmark born directer Michael Noer, Papillon is a remake of the 1973 film about a prisoner detained on a remote island who plots his escape. The cast includes Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Tommy Flanagan, and Eve Hewson. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Papillon:

• Based on a true story, Papillon was adapted from a memoir written by Charrière and first released in France back in 1969.
• Reunites Sons of Anarchy (2008) co-stars Tommy Flanagan and Charlie Hunnam.

The Bookshop

Director Isabel Coixet

Genre Drama

Cast Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Patricia Clarkson, Hunter Tremayne

Rating PG

Release Date August 24th, 2018 (Limited)

“Set in England 1959, a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.”

From director Isabel Coixet, The Bookshop is a drama about a woman that decides to go against the opposition in 1959 and open a bookshop. The cast includes Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Patricia Clarkson, and Hunter Tremayne. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Bookshop:

• Based on the novel by Penelope Fitzgerald.
• Isabel Coixet's screenplay won the Frankfurt Book Fair prize for Best International Literary Adaptation 2017.

Blue Iguana

Director Hadi Hajaig

Genre Comedy

Cast Sam Rockwell, Ben Schwartz, Phoebe Fox, Amanda Donohoe

Rating Unrated

Release Date August 24th, 2018

“Ex-jailbirds Eddie and Paul are on parole and working in a New York diner. Their lives are a dead end. That is, until English lawyer Katherine Rookwood walks into the diner with an offer they can’t refuse.”

Written and directed by Hadi Hajaig, Blue Iguana is a comedy about two ex-jailbirds who are on parole and working in a diner realizing their lives have reached a dead end, until an English lawyer walks into their diner with an offer they cannot refuse. The cast includes Sam Rockwell, Ben Schwartz, Phoebe Fox, Amanda Donohoe, and Frances Barber. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Blue Iguana:

• Actor Sam Rockwell Had a minor appearance in Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) but his part was removed from the final cut. The scene was the one of the "lover's lane" of sorts, when the Terenzi brothers drive up in their ice cream truck.
• A blue iguana is a breed of iguana that is indigenous to the Cayman Islands.